Alisa Walton
Encyclopedia
Alisa Walton is a Canadian actress best known for her work as Marigold on TVOntario's Polka Dot Shorts
, which ran from 1993 to 2001; she also played Socks the Monkey on the series' Elliot Moose
, which ran on TVOntario and PBS.
Walton is also an accomplished dancer & mime artist. As a youth she trained with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and the Celia Franca School of Dance in Ottawa
.
She is a certified Pilates
instructor, and a photographer. She is also the artistic director of Crow's Feet Physical Theatre, a Toronto-based company of Dance and Circus Artists over the age of 40.
Polka Dot Shorts
Polka Dot Shorts is a children's television show from TVOntario in Canada, but which has been broadcast around the world. It was created, produced and story edited by Jed MacKay, creator of TVO's successful show Join In!, and veteran children's TV writer/producer/composer...
, which ran from 1993 to 2001; she also played Socks the Monkey on the series' Elliot Moose
Elliot Moose
Elliot Moose is a Canadian children's live-action and animated series which was aired on TVOntario in Canada and PBS in the United States as part of the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch until it was cancelled....
, which ran on TVOntario and PBS.
Walton is also an accomplished dancer & mime artist. As a youth she trained with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and the Celia Franca School of Dance in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
.
She is a certified Pilates
Pilates
Pilates is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates in Germany, the UK and the USA. As of 2005, there were 11 million people practicing the discipline regularly and 14,000 instructors in the United States....
instructor, and a photographer. She is also the artistic director of Crow's Feet Physical Theatre, a Toronto-based company of Dance and Circus Artists over the age of 40.
Selected credits
- Polka Dot ShortsPolka Dot ShortsPolka Dot Shorts is a children's television show from TVOntario in Canada, but which has been broadcast around the world. It was created, produced and story edited by Jed MacKay, creator of TVO's successful show Join In!, and veteran children's TV writer/producer/composer...
— Marigold - Elliot MooseElliot MooseElliot Moose is a Canadian children's live-action and animated series which was aired on TVOntario in Canada and PBS in the United States as part of the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch until it was cancelled....
— Soxielle "Socks" Monkey - Cirque Sublime Zero-Gravity Circus — Ringmaster/stilt dancer/clown